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Topic: Maximum age for a PhD? Posted: 30-Jun-2008 at 18:05 |
Until what age i must have finished my, supposedly i have one, PhD? 29?
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Posted: 30-Jun-2008 at 21:07 |
At every age, I finished at 31. But our best living historian finished at 56. Who cares.
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PhDs?
You right swatty bunch, all I've got is BA x 2, I feel really inferior now!
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Never heard of age limits for PhDs.
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Brian May from Queen completed his PhD thesis in Astrophysics this year entitled A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud
He's Almost 61!
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Originally posted by Dynbertawe
Brian May from Queen completed his PhD thesis in Astrophysics this year entitled A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 00:05 |
Originally posted by Spartakus
Until what age i must have finished my, supposedly i have one, PhD? 29? |
Wich mean Phd?
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I don't think there is a maximum age at which you can complete a PhD.
But there is normally a maximum time period over which a PhD can be completed. If you do it part time, defer when halfway for a year, and apply to the ethics committee to get extensions, you may be able to stretch it out for a period of 12 years or so.
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 10:28 |
Originally posted by Ikki
Originally posted by Spartakus
Until what age i must have finished my, supposedly i have one, PhD? 29? |
Wich mean Phd? |
Don't know how to say it in Castillan, but in portuguese its a Doutoramento. It's probably similar there.
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 10:50 |
Philosophical Degree - Doctorate
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 17:10 |
Originally posted by Constantine XI
I don't think there is a maximum age at which you can complete a PhD.
But there is normally a maximum time period over which a PhD can be completed. If you do it part time, defer when halfway for a year, and apply to the ethics committee to get extensions, you may be able to stretch it out for a period of 12 years or so. |
I see. I am asking because my professor said that until the age of 29 i must have complete it, though i did not ask weather this is sth typical (Uni regulations) or sth else.
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 17:28 |
You have 25 and a PhD is 4 years long typically.
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 17:49 |
Originally posted by Richard XIII
You have 25 and a PhD is 4 years long typically.
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The truth is that i have some time yet to obtain my Bachelor degree. I just ask , because i am really preoccupied with my future.
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Posted: 04-Jul-2008 at 19:19 |
A PhD diploma brings you money and a lot of opportunities.
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Posted: 05-Jul-2008 at 00:05 |
I only have a lowly Masters degree in cultural history and a teaching certificate-
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Posted: 05-Jul-2008 at 03:31 |
A PhD diploma brings you money and a lot of opportunities. |
Depends on the field. Often PhDs reduce the amount you can earn (you become over-qualified)
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Posted: 05-Jul-2008 at 05:21 |
Originally posted by Spartakus
Originally posted by Constantine XI
I don't think there is a maximum age at which you can complete a PhD.
But there is normally a maximum time period over which a PhD can be completed. If you do it part time, defer when halfway for a year, and apply to the ethics committee to get extensions, you may be able to stretch it out for a period of 12 years or so. |
I see. I am asking because my professor said that until the age of 29 i must have complete it, though i did not ask weather this is sth typical (Uni regulations) or sth else.
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Ok, well a PhD can be completed at any age of your life, that should not be a problem. The problem is how long you take to do the PhD, and that is something which you must follow up with your faculty as Greece may have specific rules which are different to other countries. Personally, I would want to get mine out of the way in 2 1/2 to 3 years - i like things being taken care of rather than dragging on forever.
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